Laurie’s Wolves(16)

She finally exhaled. “You had me worried.”

“Never.” He angled his face and kissed her, not hesitating in his urgency. His tongue traced her lips for only an instant before she parted for him and let him inside.

The brief kisses she’d shared with Zach had not been as deep. Corbin consumed her. He tasted amazing—of the outdoors, the forest…home.

He slid one hand around to the base of her head and then down to splay on her back, holding her closer. His cock pressed into her belly. His fingers wove into her hair. “Gorgeous hair,” he muttered against her lips before kissing her more.

Two other hands landed on her hips from behind, reminding her they were not alone. She broke the kiss to lean her head back on the hard chest of Zach at her back, tipping her face to meet his gaze. “Shit.”

“Yeah.” Zach lifted his gaze to Corbin’s. “We waited for you, asshole,” he teased with a smirk. “And you freaking swoop in here and practically claim her right out of my embrace.”

Corbin chuckled, a deep penetrating sound that made her skin tingle all over her body. He licked his lips and kissed her again. “She tastes like heaven.”

“Guys.”

They both glanced down at her.

“Could we maybe exchange a few pleasantries first? I mean, I’m clear on the pheromones in the room and all, but you could at least try to woo me before you fuck me unconscious.”

Corbin laughed again. God, she loved that sound. He tipped his head back and let his deep voice fill the room. Finally, he partially released her and let his hand slide down to take hers. He pulled her from Zach’s embrace and tugged her toward the bed. “Let’s sit before my knees give out.”

She agreed. And there were only so many places to get comfortable in the small cabin. The queen-size bed would have to do for tonight, though she hoped in the future they wouldn’t have to spend too many nights in such cramped quarters. Then again… Maybe she would enjoy the closeness.

Corbin and Zach each took a seat leaning against the headboard, and Laurie climbed onto the bed and settled cross-legged between them facing her men. “Next time you upgrade the cabins, maybe consider switching to king-size beds.”

Zach chuckled. “Pain in the ass to get them up the mountain.”

“Ah. True.”

“In all honesty, I know a lot about you, Laurie. I never imagined meeting you and finding myself mated, but I’ve been friends with Melinda and Miles for years,” Corbin began, staring at her intently.

“Then tell me about you. I’m at a disadvantage.” She glanced at Zach. “I hardly know much about Zach either, but I’ve heard stories about the Masters family in general for months now. There are a lot of you.” She grinned.

Corbin sat up straighter and leaned forward to take a lock of her messy strawberry curls in between his fingers. “I was born and raised on the rez. My parents still live on the eastern side, about ten miles from Sojourn. I joined the sheriff’s office six years ago. I worked the case over the summer when the casino site was under investigation, and Keegan was the inspector. He had just mated with Melinda and Trace at the time.

“In fact, he’s going to give me all sorts of shit for this.” Corbin moaned. “I basically harassed those two men for mating the same woman. I thought we might come to blows when they informed me they didn’t do each other, but rather shared Melinda.

“Honestly, I’d be a little freaked out right now if I hadn’t learned that detail.” He turned toward Zach. “No offense, man. I love you and all, but I’m not about to have sex with you.”

“None taken. And please don’t even think about it.” Zach shuddered.

Laurie fought a grin. It was going to be fun watching these two men emerge in this new dynamic. Zach at least saw it coming from a mile away. Corbin had been blindsided.

“How are you so calm about this?” Corbin asked her.

“I wouldn’t call myself ‘calm.’ But I wasn’t shocked. Two of my older siblings are mated to a Masters. I can’t deny realizing before I left the house this morning my chances led in that direction. You were the only missing link. But not the concept of your existence. We’ve been biding our time all day looking around, wondering, stressing over what man might cross our paths and be our third.

“When Trace said you were coming to bring us supplies, we were convinced.”

“How unfair. You held all the cards.” Corbin gave her hair a slight tug, encouraging her closer.

“Would you have come if he’d said something?” she asked.

“Hell no. I would have run from the mountain and avoided you two like the plague for as long as I could put it off. I would be at the base of the slopes now changing for my date for this evening.” He cringed.